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GEOL3010 Fall semester 2003 |
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Geology Rooms 325 and 327 |
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M and W 9:05 - 9:55 AM |
Dr. Paul A. Schroeder |
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Month |
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Topics |
Reading: chapter |
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Aug. |
18 |
Introduction - Definition of a mineral |
Chapter 1 |
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Aug. |
20 |
Ordered patterns |
Chapter 5 |
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Aug. |
25 |
Geometric operations |
Chapter 5 |
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Aug. |
27 |
Crystal morphology |
Chapter 5 |
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Sept. |
1 |
Labor Day - no class |
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Sept. |
3 |
Bravais lattices |
Chapter 5 |
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Sept. |
8 |
Miller indices |
Chapter 5 |
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Sept. |
10 |
Directions in a crystal |
Chapter 5 |
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Sept. |
15 |
Lecture exam #1 |
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Sept. |
17 |
Polymorphs and polytypes |
Chapter 4 |
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Sept. |
22 |
X-ray crystallography - Bragg's law |
Chapter 7 |
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Sept. |
24 |
X-ray crystallography - Mineral identification |
Chapter 7 |
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Sept. |
29 |
X-ray crystallography - Crystal structure
determination |
Chapter 7 |
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Oct. |
1 |
Crystal chemistry - Atomic radii and bonding |
Chapter 3 |
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Oct. |
6 |
Crystal chemistry - Coordination principles |
Chapter 3 |
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Oct. |
8 |
Crystal chemistry - Pauling's rules |
Chapter 3 |
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Oct. |
13 |
Crystal chemistry - Elemental analysis and unit cell
contents |
Chapter 3 |
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Oct. |
15 |
Crystal chemistry - Solid solutions |
Chapter 3 |
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Oct. |
20 |
3020 field trip |
Chapter 3 |
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Oct. |
22 |
Crystal chemistry - Solid solutions |
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Oct. |
27 |
Lecture exam #2 |
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*Textbook: Klein - Mineral Science 22nd ed., J.
Wiley 2002 |
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